And this is how life goes by....

3 weeks of having been in New york and it seems like forever...and there r so many things to write about that i am wondering where to start...
oh well...first things first...i seriosuly dont understand the obsession that ppl hav with a manhattan address....i mean junta who happens to stay in new york always hav this "oh u r from jersey city...that village!" kind of attitude...
tho the truth is that the area i stay in..which is newport is one of the most peaceful, green, serene and friendly place i have seen..and i am happy to actually hav the river hudson flowing closeby and being able to see the empire state building from my apartment window!

as someone has truly said..."if u liv in manhattan...wot do u see out of your window...jersey city...while if u stay in jersey wot do u get to c out of the window...manhattan!"...

and i happened to visit a friend who stays in downtown manhattan and was appalled to hear the noise and see the cramped situation in that area..sheesh!..and then we hav people who go gaga over a manhattan adress!
anyways working in manhattan is one thing and staying theres is totally different...

on a different note there is the weather in NY...i just hav to write about it given its temperamental nature!...i mean yesterday was soooo windy that i almost got blown off in 'the wizard of oz' style...my umbrella of course had to bear the major brunt of the cyclonic winds that were blowing...(ok ok i know they werent 'cyclonic' but they sure seemed so for a first timer like me)...now the poor umbrella got totally inverted the moment i stepped out of the main entrance of the world financial centre...so by the time i crossed the Merill Lynch entrance i was totally drenched...so much for the foresight of actually hunting for my umbrella before leaving for office and missing the 9 am ferry in the process!

now living in New york does hav its pleasures..theres an amazing variety of stuff u culd do..i mean u just hav to make a wish and u get it..so a couple of weekends ago i tried my hand at rafting in the delaware water gap....good fun!
then went sight seeing in washington dc with a whirlwind tour of a day....
also caught fanaa at an indian theatre in manhattan....nice hall with the option of hving Samosas being a surprise advantage....ohh how i miss PVR!..
also managed to catch a musical at broadway....actually 'The' musical which every1 talks about...'Chicago'....was quite an experience..tho we could hav gotten better seats had we booked in advance but nevertheless...i somehow prefer this on the spur of the moment decision making which is so much more fun....
last weekend saw me surveying the art and sculpture in the Metropolitan museum and also opening an account in the New york public library...went to the mid town manhattan branch and found out that we could actually issue 30 books at one go!!..

also made a crazy plan to go to the USTA National Tennis stadium but abandoned it midway coz it was friday evening..in a crowded subway..with major rain happening outside and the prospect of missing out on a party with indian khana..so decided will keep it for another day..when i can actually go and buy tickets for the US open..since the ticket centre opens form the 12th of june...

Oh new york...wot pleasures do u hide...
Just looking at the grayline double decker ride...
through the manhattan streets gives me a thrill...
as i silently resolve that one day i will...
book tickets for the bus and take the round tour...
no matter how many hours it takes me...2,3,...four?
and ofcourse seeing the US open final would b a dream come true...
for me...would it b for u?